Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-18


From the Fl Dorado raiIy Republican.
Kansas is state Of surprises" re
marked Senator Plumb to the FriUerson}e
weeks ago.
While old and new world investors in
railway securities are surveying the situa-
ton, from a conservative standpoint, and
are wondering where the money is to come
from to pay dividends on ali these new
lines Of railway:
While eastern mortgage companies are
hesltating about putting ont any more
money on western farms, fearing that they
VIII never see il again:
While eastern bankers are Studying the
western situation, with a view oI cuftaiI-
ing their western loans;
While kanSaS bankers and Kansas capt.
ta.lsts are discussing the prupuety OF ijiiS-
ing the rates Of interest, IN view OF the IN
stable value OF chattel securities:
While the general pubIic-the old SET
Her, a4d Jae new ones-are depiorng the
fact1llat we nave EUu-iiad lirst-class crops
ID kansas.fJr year or two,
tra grooming Over the low prices Of
stoc. and 1he stili lower prices ol farm
products. we VIII ask permission 40 SAY
Svhat VIII happen IN the great STATE 81
Kansas within che shortest possible time
tIgsT-Na VIII have big crop year.
II have had AZ Unprecedented crop year
a; every recurring presidential election,
since 1850 There was I'll. Is. >. 46 ST,
So s- Eieasenotc tie dates and examine
the records.
SECcNI-Ehera is cQmiug great land
boom i,t Iae west, The last foot of wheat
and corn land on this continent subject to
homestead and pre-emptign VIII be taken
up on the opening of the Indian Territory.
That settles che land question on this con
fineut for all time 70 come; and with the
good crop year ana the opening up Of the
territory the greatest OF all land boonS
VIII be inau-UrateG. Five dollars an
acre farms VIII go 10 twenty dollar, per
acre. twenty dollars per acre farms VIII 20
Il sixty dollars. fifty dollar farms VIII 20
10 az hundred
Did y6u ever think ol the land situation
II this country
THL1-Nithin TWO Years loans. VIII 20
@ begging al four or five per cent. without
commission NItLIA two years i viii net
b= Dcz lie 70 buy q good piece on farm
land anywhere in the state 1T less than
from twenty tivs TO fifty per cent. advance
on present prices
This VIII settle the mortgage question 50
effeeyua!ly that it VIII never be heard Of
again.
F0ULrH-Artesiau wells are being found
ga western Kansas ana eastern Colorado.
Others VIII re ioUu. The mountain
streams VIII =, damned. the water viii be
stored IN glest reservoirs. and ia "a short
time tha Liza gu.dcent empire viii bloom
and blossom as the rose. # amy man IS
stepUea' If any man doubts. trg him COR
~Ids-<aN~,,- five years ago and then CON
Siderit nuv.
This means another million peo-
a Tor ae States 81 means growth and
.a.El. 81 means other thousands OF miles
dividend paving railway. &c means m8a
sf-.-e Is. 81 I1eals Is prosperous and self
al Tatl.g people
Tine uaa VINO can't believe these things
came believe li@-aG-as. We have proven
ever. laiu-s stated above a. least six times
in Tire PAST tlrtr wears aud we viii prove
Them tng seventh time ii the next five
ytar-
Ttemau who know Kansas as we know
Il. who aa- witnessed the various stages OF
pre-r-- on ltcn pEs-"le grass ami stun
SHINE to s.a organized territory from a fer
r--eFT ta ..t.t hood. l-uD statehood ID
station among thg foremost common
Eysalihs, and has no faith ia the future, is
unworthy tire name Cr hauS2u.
Kansas IS The centre All great railways
from uctau To ocean pass through Ii Wniie
. half dozen lines from the lake, 10 he
gulf VIII cross It.
Ga within It's baard-rs. coal en- two
sides %. "a; r.ea sol everywhere. sunshine
over af'.
BRAINS win.
llaiI z4 STAGES have been disranced in
thirty years and in hais 5nat time this
gIe = viii ha in the leoutras
We commenced with nothing and have
made the state what ii J.. Sew thar We
have everything there --uo limit 10 she
pa ~Hil.e- ol las furnre- Wi.h next
.-elr crops Inc "lc.l Cd. tu.jlue pats land
,.u JaahJ These General statements
U.s- lne figures. Compare ia. population
. -l, city. ae. cpau,l, amy d.s..lnt OF TO-
day "a the population q, l,,- Take the